Collapsible wagon



Aug. 14, 1951 H. D. EAST CCLLAPSIE-LE WAGON 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April10, 1950 R m a m am m a w H Aug. 14, 1951 H. D. EAST COLLAPSIBLE WAGON 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 10, 1950 Haward 0. East INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. f4, 195T UNITED STAT,ES PATENT OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE WAGONHowardD. East, Glenolden, Pa. Application-April 10, 1950, Serial No.155,036

provements in wagons or wheeled vehicles and the primary object of thepresent invention is to provide a wagon composed of parts that arequickly and readily folded into a reduced size to permit the wagon to bepositioned into a relatively small carrying case.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide acollapsible wagon including a wheeled frame, a sectional enclosure, andnovel and improved means for hingeing the enclosure forming sectionstogether and for securing the enclosure to the frame.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a small andcompact wagon that is so constructed as to permit the same to be used asa cart for carrying shop or store goods and which is extremely light inweight to facilitate convenient pullin thereof.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a wagon thatis simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use,neat and attractive in appearance, inexpensive to manufacture, andotherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention assembled foruse;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantiallyon the plane of section line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the present invention folded into acarrying case;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of sectionline 55 of Figure 4, the wagon removed from the case and the enclosureremoved; and,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the enclosure forming part of thepresent wagon.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral l0 represents a wheeled frame composed of abottom wall having forward and rear substantially rectangular sectionsl2 and I4. A hinge i6 is secured to the undersurfaces of the sectionsI2, l4 and joins the inner 1Clain1. (Cl.28036) transverse edges ofsections l2, l4.

The hinge l6 permits the section 14 to be folded against the lowersurface of the section l2.

Forward and rear axles or shafts l8 and 20 are secured to the sections12 and 14 by rivets 22 or the like. The axles l8 and 20 are spacedparallel to each other and the ends of the axles support wheels 24. Theaxle 20 is slightly longer than the axle [8 so that the wheels 24 on theaxle 20 will be spaced a greater distance from the sides of the bottomwall than the wheels on the axle I8. This construction will permit thesection l4 to be folded against the section I2 with the wheels on theforward axle received between the wheels on the rear axle and the sideedges of the section [2, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.

A channel bracket 26 is mounted on the upper surface .of the section l2and supports a horizontal pivot 28 that extends through one end of ahandle 30. The handle is of such a length as to permit the wagon to bepulled in a convenient manner.

An enclosure 32 is supported upon the bottom wall l2, l4 or the wagonand includes a pair of side walls 34 and 36, a pair of forward endsections 38 and 40, and a pair of rear end sections 42 and 44. Hinges 46and 48 join the forward end sections 38 and 4D to the forward ends ofthe side walls 34 and 36. A rear pair of hinges 50 and 52 join the rearend sections to the rear ends of the side walls 34 and 36.

The imler edges of the forward end sections 38 and 40 are joined byahinge 54 and the rear end sections 42 and 44 are joined by a hinge 56.The hinges 54 and 56 are so arranged as to permit the outer faces of thesections 38 and 40 to be folded against each other and the outer facesof the sections 42 and 44 to also be folded against each other. Also,the hinges 46, 48, 5|] and 52 are so arranged as to permit the sidewalls 34 and 36 to be folded against the inner faces of the end sections38, 40, 42 and 44.

Each of the hinges 4E, 48, 50, 52, 54 and 56 includes complementalinterdigitated vertical sleeves that are joined by a hinge pin 58. Thelower ends of the hinge pins 58 extend below the lower edges of the endsections and enter openings 60 provided in the sections I2 and M to formthe sole means for attaching the enclosure to the bottom wall 12, I4 andto retain the enclosure in substantially rectangular form.

Obviously, the lower ends of the pins 58 could be threaded to receivablyengage nuts (not shown) that bear against the lower faces of thesections I2 and I4.

When the frame I0 is folded, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the same willfit into a case 62 having a hinged closure 64. The enclosure 32 willalso fit into this case since the case is of a sufficient size toreceive the wheeled frame and the enclosure.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described as preferred embodiment of the invention the. same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A collapsible wagon comprising a foldable, wheeled frame, and anenclosure removably sup- 4 ported on the frame and including a pair ofside walls, a rear pair of end sections, a forward pair of end sections,a forward pair of hinges joining the forward end sections to the sidemembers, a rear pair of hinges joining the rear end sections to the sidemember, a further hinge joining the forward end sections, and a stillfurther hinge joining the rear end sections, each of the hingesincluding a vertical hinge pin, said hinge pins constituting the solemeans for attaching the enclosure to the frame, and said frame havingopenings receiving the lower ends of said hinge pins.

HOWARD D. EAST.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 409,677 Forman Aug. 27, 1889781,243 Thompson Jan. 31, 1905

